Ontario Environment
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Ontario not respecting environmental consultation obligations, auditor saysThe auditor general said the government did not follow the Environmental Bill of Rights when it made "sweeping changes" to the province's land use and housing framework.PoliticsDec 6, 2023
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Ontario 2018 mandate letters told ministers to limit climate law impact on businessesThe mandate letter written for the province’s environment minister suggests his task was to remove environmental and climate legislation, not to create more of it.PoliticsSep 15, 2023
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Ontario water, air quality a concern: auditor general state of environment reportBonnie Lysyk and environment commissioner Tyler Schulz say a warming climate has raised greenhouse gas emissions that have reduced Great Lakes ice cover.EntertainmentMay 16, 2023
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Ontario not effectively protecting boreal caribou habitat: federal ministerOntario is failing to effectively protect some of the critical habitat for boreal caribou, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned in a letter to the province.EnvironmentMar 15, 2023
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Ontario auditor general finds Niagara Escarpment protections lacking"It is obvious that the commission does not have sufficient resources for environmental monitoring to assess the state of the Escarpment," auditor general Bonnie Lysyk wrote.EnvironmentDec 16, 2022
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Cleanup efforts underway after oil spill into Humber River in TorontoCleanup efforts are underway after oil spilled into the Humber River earlier this week. The City of Toronto was alerted to the spill on Monday.EnvironmentDec 1, 2022
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Sudbury’s young climate activists heading to courtOn Sept. 12, the Mathur et. al. case against the Ontario government will go to trial, two years after a judge denied a motion to dismiss their complaint.EnvironmentAug 27, 2022
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Ontario losing farmland at fast rate amid urban sprawl: provincial agriculture groupData from the 2021 Census of Agriculture suggests Ontario is losing 319 acres of farmland daily, equal to the loss of one average family farm per day.EnvironmentJun 18, 2022
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Ontario’s party leaders offer differing approaches to reducing emissionsThe NDP, Liberals and Greens all pledge to cut emissions in half by 2030 below 2005 levels, but only the NDP are promising a new cap-and-trade system to achieve those reductions.PoliticsMay 30, 2022
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City plans for controlled burn in Toronto’s High Park to preserve rare ecosystemAccording to a statement issued by the City of Toronto, the controlled burn is part of a long-term management plan to protect native plants at risk of extinction.EnvironmentMar 24, 2022
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